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Rh young man, you have had an education, which hould have preerved you from a tate like this.

My education I owe to my mother. Filial love, in return, has plunged me into the tate you ee. A civil magitrate will condemn according to the law—A priet, in judgment, is not to conider the act itelf, but the impule which led to the act.

I hall judge with all the lenity my religion dictates: and you are the prioner of a nobleman, who compaionates you for the affection which you bear towards your mother; for he has ent to the village where you directed him, and has found the account you gave relating to her true.—With this impreion in your favour, it is my advice, that you endeavour to ee and upplicate the Baron for your releae from prion, and all the peril of his jutice.

I—I ee the Baron! I!—I upplicate for my deliverance.—Will you favour me with his name?—Is it not Baron——

Baron Wildenhaim.

Baron Wildenhaim! He lived formerly in Alace.

The ame. About a year after the death of his wife, he left Alace; and arrived here a few weeks ago to take poeion of this his paternal etate.